BOARD OF
SKAMANIA COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Meeting
for Week of September 11, 2007
The meeting was called to order at 10:00 a.m. Thursday,
September 13, 2007 at the Commissioner’s Meeting Room, 240 NW Vancouver Avenue
in Stevenson, with Commissioner James D. Richardson present and Commissioner
Commissioner
Pearce moved, seconded by Commissioner Richardson and motion carried to approve
the Consent Agenda as follows, with the exception of item #2 that was removed:
1.
Minutes for week of September 4, 2007.
2. Acknowledge receipt of 2008
Preliminary Budget.
3.
Authorize surplus of 1995 Layton Travel Trailer, used as a Search &
Rescue Command Post, and authorize acquisition of a Command Vehicle, at no cost
to the County, from Vancouver Fire Department.
4.
Contract with Summerland Enterprises to reframe & re-roof buildings
#2627 & #2629 at the Wind River Business Park.
5.
Contract with Summerland Enterprises to remove roof, reframe &
re-roof building #2628 at the Wind River Business Park.
6.
Agreement between Administrative Office of the Courts & Skamania
County Superior Court to provide funding to increase the number of children
served by court-appointed special advocates (CASA) in dependency matters or
reduce the average caseload of volunteers to recommended CASA standards.
7.
Contract with Advanced Planning Solutions to provide professional
consulting services for WRIA 29A – Planning Unit Support, including project
management, meeting coordination of six Planning Unit meetings and
facilitation, as needed.
8.
Contracts with Jefferson Excavation, Fred Newman Logging, Inc., Cascade
Equipment and Construction, Inc., Creagan Excavating, Inc., and Crestline
Construction Company to provide equipment and operators for the Rock Creek
Conveyance Project to work in Rock Creek to restore conveyance and increase
storage capabilities for future events.
Commissioner Pearce moved, authorizing the Clerk of the Board to sign
in his stead, seconded by Commissioner Richardson and motion carried to approve
vouchers for the period ending September 13, 2007 in the total amount of
$582,268.24.
Commissioner Pearce moved, authorizing the Clerk of the Board to sign
in his stead, seconded by Commissioner Richardson and motion carried to approve
payroll for the period ending August 31, 2007 in the total amount of
$1,117,497.09.
Commissioner
Pearce moved, authorizing the Clerk of the Board to sign in his stead, seconded
by Commissioner Richardson and motion carried to approve a contract with Dewitt
Construction to provide equipment and operators for the Rock Creek Conveyance
Project to work in Rock Creek to restore conveyance and increase storage
capabilities for future events.
Commissioner
Pearce moved, authorizing the Clerk of the Board to sign in his stead, seconded
by Commissioner Richardson and motion carried to authorize the sale of a
surplus 22 foot Almar boat and trailer, equipment #9577 and #758, to the Port
of Skamania County for the total amount of $6,000.
Commissioner
Richardson gave an update on a meeting with Walt Loehrke, Columbia River Gorge
Commission (CRGC) member regarding the CRGC meeting of September 11, 2007.
Commissioner
Pearce gave an update on the National Forest Counties and Schools Coalition
Fly-In in Washington, D.C. regarding federal forest funding.
The
meeting adjourned at 10:17 a.m. Thursday, September 13, 2007.
BOARD OF
COMMISSIONERS
SKAMANIA
COUNTY, WASHINGTON